We're
excited to announce #NoWar2022: Resistance &
Regeneration, World BEYOND War's virtual global
conference this July 8-10!
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As
we resist the institution of war worldwide, from
crippling sanctions and military occupations to
the network of military bases that encircle the
globe, how can we simultaneously “regenerate,”
building the alternative world that we want to see
based on nonviolence and a culture of peace?
Hosted
virtually through the Zoom Events platform,
#NoWar2022 will highlight unique stories of
change-making, both big and small, around the
world, that challenge the structural causes of war
& militarism while, at the same time,
concretely creating an alternative system based on
a just and sustainable peace.
#NoWar2022
will illustrate inspirational examples of social
change activism that, as described by political
theorist Adrian Kreutz, “bring about this other
world by means of planting the seeds of the
society of the future in the soil of today’s. …
[S]ocial structures enacted in the here-and-now,
in the small confines of our organisations,
institutions and rituals mirror the wider social
structures we can expect to see in the
post-revolutionary
future.” |
Through
3 days of online panels, workshops, and discussion
sessions from July 8-10, we will explore this
unique theme of both "resistance" and
"regeneration":
- How
to shut down a military base and
convert the site for peaceful means
- How
to demilitarize the police and
implement alternative community-centered
policing models
- How
to challenge mainstream media bias and
promote a new narrative through peace
journalism
- How
to demilitarize education and promote
peace education curricula
- How
to divest from weapons and fossil fuels
and push forward a reinvestment
strategy that prioritizes community needs
- And
much more!
Additionally,
interactive discussion sessions will offer a
glimpse into what’s possible by exploring
different alternative models and what’s needed for
the just transition to a green & peaceful
future, including public banking, solidarity
cities, and unarmed, nonviolent peacekeeping.
#NoWar2022
is also being organized in partnership with the
Save Sinjajevina campaign in Montenegro, which
aims to block a NATO military training ground
& preserve the Balkans’ biggest mountain
grassland. Save Sinjajevina representatives will
Zoom in to the virtual conference to provide a
workshop about their campaign, and there will be
opportunities to support the in-person actions
happening in Montenegro throughout the week of the
conference.
#NoWar2022
participants will leave both inspired by what is
possible and equipped with the tools to reimagine
a just and peaceful future in their own
communities and worldwide.
Register to
join the global World BEYOND War network for
#NoWar2022 this July 8-10! Early-bird
prices are now available, so reserve your spot
today! |
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